Soul of Burning Steel

Nissier Snow Mountain is like a tall guard standing on the desolate ice field, even the blizzard that covers the sky and the earth cannot hide its figure.

In front of this towering snow-capped mountain, there is a cedar forest that stretches to the end of the field of vision. The desolate ice field finally has some life after years of careful cultivation by Winter Castle College, and among the pine forests is an extremely conspicuous Palm print lake, the brilliance of magic power is reflected from the magic crystal veins at the bottom of the lake, which looks beautiful and dazzling.

Expand your field of vision and look at the mountainside. Travelers who came here a few years ago will be extremely surprised, because the original rugged and steep mountain of the snow mountain has changed greatly compared to before, and the criss-crossing rocky ditches have been filled with mud. Flat, a flat rock road leading to the top of the mountain.

And right in the middle of the mountainside, a solemn and solemn building catches the eyes of all who come. Most of it is submerged in the mountain, and a small part is exposed, which looks like it is embedded in the mountain.

When you come here, you can feel the magical atmosphere that is many times stronger than the outside world. Because of its special geographical location and the fine-tuned mountain structure by human beings, Nissier Snow Mountain has long become the magic power of the entire Arctic ice sheet. At this point, any accomplished magician can easily see that a huge vortex formed by magic power is slowly rotating around the mountain, gathering all the magic power within thousands of kilometers here.

Starfall 836, December 15th, Northland of the Northern Empire, Nissier Snow Mountain, College of Winterhold.

"Rumble rumble..."

The sound of surging earth and rocks sounded somewhere on the mountainside of Nissier Snow Mountain. It was the sound of rocks breaking and steel rubbing. It was a blizzard at this time, and pale snowflakes danced. It is difficult for a good hunter to see things clearly, but right at the place where the sound sounded, there was a huge figure tens of meters high moving slowly, and even Blizzard could not hide its whereabouts.

"Number One, I remember that you were only a little taller than me back then—about seven or eight heads...Why are you suddenly so tall now?"

The huge figure was walking in the mountains, accompanied by an extremely strong surge of energy, which made rows of regular magic lines appear on the surface of its body. Because of this force, the surrounding rugged mountain trails began to move and deform violently. The mud and rocks It was changing its shape like flowing water, and the various trace metal minerals in the rocks seemed to be attracted by something, and flocked to the huge iron figure named No. 1 like moths to a flame.

And beside this huge iron figure, there are two girls and a ball walking with it, one of them has silver hair and firefly green eyes, while the other has black hair with dragon horns, head On top of it is a glowing ball of light.

"At that time, I could still sit on your shoulders."

Following in the footsteps of No. 1, walking among the heavy snow, Hotaru said with emotion to the iron figure who was helping the Academy of Winterhold to level the Nissie Snow Mountain. She made a gesture out of thin air to indicate the comparison between No. 1 and her size: "You can't even reach your toes now!"

"Hmph, I'm still growing up. When I really become an adult, I will definitely be older than you!"

Hei was standing against the light, she raised her head, glanced at Chu Hao's huge body, and made a voice of envy and feigned disdain: "The master said that as long as I grow up, he will ride me to fight next time!"

"No, Hei, think carefully about Gu Long's adulthood..."

"Zizi."

Hearing the words of the two girls at its feet, No. 1 paused for a while, it stopped the natural power of the steel element to control earth and rocks, then slowly bent down, and handed its huge palm like the roof of an ordinary house to Yingying and Hei .

Ying was stunned for a moment, but then she happily pulled Hei and stood on the palm of Number One, and then the two of them were placed on its shoulders by Number One, and sat watching the Iron Giant continue to level the mountain.

"It's comfortable like this...Although the master said that we should come and help you with your work, but now it seems that there is absolutely nothing that needs help."

Condescendingly looking down at the surrounding forest and snowfields, Yingying seemed to suddenly remember something, and frowned, "Speaking of which, number one, I remember that you can talk, right? The master told us last time that you should be able to talk." Speak the human language."

Sitting on the shoulder of the steel element, watching the other party manipulate the rocks, soil, metal minerals in the surrounding land, and smooth the rugged mountain, Ying said strangely: "Why do you always express your thoughts with sizzle? Except for the master, it is difficult for others to understand what you are saying."

"jingle!"

And just after Yingying said these words, she and Hei, who was holding the light ball in her hand to keep warm, were shocked all over, because there was a dull mechanical movement and a whistling electric sound from Chuhao's chest. When the two girls were in doubt, a synthetic human voice with strong electromagnetic noise appeared in the ears of the two: "Zizi...Because it is very troublesome to speak like this."

"My body doesn't have a sound organ, and the electrical and magnetic communication is my voice. If I want to talk like a human, I need to reshape the structure of my body... The adults don't listen to the sound of sizzle, but directly analyze my voice. electromagnetic signals."

At the beginning, the voice of the first number was indifferent and dull, with harsh noises, and the sentence sentences were also very stiff, but as it went later, the harsh voice became more and more gentle, and the sentence sentences became smoother, until finally, the voice of the first number It has completely changed into a calm human tone with a hint of echo.

"The same is true for light. It also uses a method similar to electromagnetic signals to speak, but the sound of this signal is similar to that of a jingle."

"Jingle jingle!"

The ball of light made a sound of approval.

Hearing this, Hotaru and Hei nodded thoughtfully. That's true. Humans are not the only race in this world. There is no doubt that life that does not communicate with sound also exists, and there are quite a few of them.

You are not a human being, why do you have to talk like a human being?

The reason why Number One is only explained in human language now is to take care of himself and others.

But these are trivial things, the most important thing is to complete the work assigned by Joshua.

Because the tide of great magic has become more and more intense in the recent period, and the magic power permeating the world has become stronger and stronger. For holders of various extraordinary powers, this must be a good thing, but for ordinary people, This is also a method that can change fate—different from the Great Demonic Tide, because too thick magic power accumulates in the earth and is absorbed by various grains and livestock. Humans who eat these foods will have more or less magic power.

In other words, as long as all life on the Mycroft Continent is not born with a conflict with magic, there will be some magic power savings in the body, and they can use and control various magic power facilities that only spellcasters can use.

Ordinary people are already like this, not to mention the caster organizations and magic academies that were originally established on the magic hubs in various places. The concentration of magic power in these places is rising rapidly every day, but too strong magic power is not enough for spellcasters. It's not a good thing, living in a place where the concentration of magic power is too high, it is very likely to be infected with "magic addiction". Once a spellcaster with this symptom goes to a place where the concentration of magic power is not enough, he will fall into an extreme hunger for energy. In the middle, it may even be crazy, leading to various accidents and disasters.

In order to avoid this situation, the mage academy, which originally aimed to gather as much magic power as possible, naturally began to evacuate part of the excess magic power, and the first number received the task of Winter Castle College to use its own power to fine-tune the mountain , change Nissier Snow Mountain's natural ability to gather magic power, and make it slightly weaker.

Today's No. 1 lives in a mountain not far from Nissier Snow Mountain. Winter Castle College originally planned to build a huge building for it, but it chose to dig a nest in the mountain itself to live, it seems because Having lived with the dwarves for a long time, it seems to be addicted to digging holes. Now it has used its natural ability to dig out several mountains of earth and rocks under the ice sheet, and no one knows where it has dug.

This kind of ability is used on flat terrain, almost comparable to twenty fully armed dwarf construction brigades. Facts have proved that this is not an exaggeration at all.

Now, at the end of Starfall 836, not only the Nissie Snow Mountain in the Northland is undergoing various projects, including the main city of Moldavia, even the entire Northland, the Empire, and even the entire Mycroft Continent. Various large-scale projects are in full swing.

With the magic energy technology that has gradually begun to spread, many cities that have not changed for hundreds of years began to overthrow the original city walls and began large-scale expansion, and the various order fortresses on the edge of the Black Forest were also carried out from the inside to the outside. It has undergone several major renovations.

The dwarves dug a huge vertical trench into the depths of the earth's crust in the western mountains, directly connecting the hot firepower of the earth's core, and maintaining the energy needs of the entire group. The mages in the eastern plains began to mobilize resources on a large scale. On the peaceful coast, the prototype of a floating city is gradually taking shape. The Church of the Seven Gods announced to all the believers in the world that they will use the holy mountain as the foundation to build a giant lighthouse with the holy light as the source. Within the enveloping range, any believer can use the holy light to teleport between various churches and shrines.

Magnificent and miraculous wonders, majestic and spectacular buildings are formed one by one in the wave of extraordinary power, and it's not just that.

It seems that everyone suddenly knows that if they do not make changes and progress, they will inevitably fall behind the times. According to the statistics of Mage Weekly, in the two years after the end of the dragon disaster, the construction funds for people's livelihood in mainland countries are higher than those during the war. The funds originally used for armaments were diverted and transferred to cutting-edge technology research and infrastructure construction.

But in just these two years, the whole world seems to have changed - the castles and villages that used to have the atmosphere of the feudal era have now become large and small towns, and the rock fortresses have been renovated many times, and now they have become A metal fortress covered in runic armor.

Under the secret push of the powerhouses who really controlled the world, the core and prosperous areas of the entire world have almost completely entered the era of mana industrialization, leaving only some cities and villages in remote areas, which still maintain the same status as hundreds of years ago. The same as before.

The northern empire is also undergoing a huge project. Joshua was invited by Israel to conduct some research on materials and alloys recently. Although the soldiers left a large group of people at home to stay in the northern However, he would occasionally use communication magic to communicate with Hotaru, No. 3 and others. Every time he communicated, Ying noticed that his master's expression was very excited, as if he was very satisfied with the huge secret construction project of the empire.

"It's definitely a big step ahead of the world."

In the light curtain, Joshua said: "I can't disclose this project to you, but there is no doubt that I am witnessing a brand new history—a history that has never been seen before, and is created because of me!"

Hotaru sat on Hachiha's shoulder, recalling what Joshua said at that time. Soldiers seldom boast so arrogantly. Although he is occasionally arrogant, it is only aimed at the enemy, and it is based on absolute self-confidence in his heart. However, Yingying has never heard of such words—the history created by him ? Could it be that the master thinks he can change the whole world?

--etc.

Thinking of this, the silver-haired girl froze slightly.

It's as if... the Master seems to have really changed the world, and not just one world!

"So, what kind of project is it..."

Before she knew it, Yingying began to look forward to it. She stretched out her hand and touched the light ball held in Hei's arms. In the sound of the other party's "jingle bell", the silver-haired girl looked down at the world in the heavy snow.

And at this moment, in the Great Ajax Mountains not far away, violent fluctuations of magic power suddenly came.

Including No. 1 and Hei, all the existences in the entire Academy of Winterhold whose strength is above the gold level have moved their eyes. They sensed the violent fluctuations of time and space. It seems that something is crossing half of the continent, shuttling space comes.

"This breath..."

Before Ying's muttering was finished, Hei's eyes suddenly widened, she hugged the light ball in her hand, and said with some surprise: "Isn't it the two old men who cheated at cards? "

"It's Barnier and Mr. William—hei, don't keep talking like the master! And these words must never be spoken to each other!"

"oh."

The visitors were indeed two legendary mages, Barnir and William, because they would occasionally give lectures at the College of Winterhold, so all the staff and students were quite familiar with their aura. After a moment of commotion, Nixi Aixue Mountain was calm again, but Hotaru patted Chuhao on the shoulder, making the giant stop what he was doing.

In the next moment, two legendary mages appeared in front of the girl and the others together.

"You are Joshua's head maid, and his mount!"

Just as Ying Ying thought, the two legendary mages came to them directly. The two looked very excited and flushed. The leader, Barnier, helped his eyes, and he said to everyone in a rather kind tone : "Do you know where Joshua is? We and Barbarossa have an urgent matter to find him. It is very important. It is related to the power of Gu Long, and he must be interested!"

"It is definitely a great discovery that can be recorded in the annals of history!" William added, his face was intoxicated, and he seemed to be delighted by the research results of many days.

"Unfortunately, the master is not in Moldavia recently. He was invited by the imperial family to participate in a big project, and he hasn't returned for almost a month."

For the two legendary mages who didn't hide their feelings at all, Yingying showed a completely different posture from that in front of acquaintances. She stood up, smiled on No. 1's shoulder, and said politely to Barnier and William : "But don't worry, I have the means to contact the master at any time. If the two of you really need it, you can go to the Academy of Winterhold with us, and I can contact the master for the two of you there."

"Then I'll leave it to you." The two legendary mages nodded in unison. They were not surprised that Joshua was not in their territory. It seemed that they had already been mentally prepared for their failure.

And just when Yingying and Hei brought two legendary mages into the Academy of Winterhold, they were about to contact Joshua.

In the western mountains of the Northern Empire, there is a flat plateau underground.

This is a huge underground cave with a length and width of nearly ten kilometers. It seems to be formed naturally by the erosion of magic power, but it can also be seen that there are traces of artificial magic reinforcement everywhere, and the entire cave is now surrounded by all kinds of huge steel. Occupied by rune machinery, there are spiral spiers shining with turquoise magic fluorescence everywhere in the cave, which condenses majestic magic energy.

If someone who is familiar with magical equipment comes here, he will definitely be shocked by the huge amount of engineering—if it is not for the help of legendary experts, then there is no way in this world that any force can create such a powerful weapon. The scene, even with the power of the country, is absolutely impossible. This is almost a city composed of steel and machinery. Countless complex rune lines connect each machinery and spire, and amazing magic power surges in it.

And in the depths of this underground cave, on the edge of a long corridor, Joshua, Israel and Nostradamus stood side by side. The three of them looked at the center of the cave from the window of the corridor, with solemn expressions.

In the center of this city built by countless iron and steel machines, there is a huge depression that looks like a berth in a shipyard port. In the turquoise magic positions radiating from the spiral spiers, it seemed to be standing still, and the mages flying in the air were busy manipulating the magic circles around them, detecting and maintaining every detail of this behemoth.

But the three legendary powerhouses were not staring at this huge mana creation that seemed to be the prototype of a huge ship. What they were looking at was the depression that looked like a dock, and a road that was still under construction, as if it was about to break through the top of the cave. like steel rune tracks.

"This is your confidence, Israel?"

After staring at it for a long time, Joshua, who used the power of steel to create most of the magical equipment, said softly, "Use this thing to deal with those nobles? Are you going to use the entire production line of void battleships to fight mosquitoes?"

"I suspect you intend to conquer the world." He said seriously.

"Of course not, Mr. Radcliffe. The nobles are just a small obstacle to my actions. Their existence will hinder the future I want."

Beside the warrior, the Emperor of the Empire and his teacher looked at each other with a smile, and Israel said slowly: "I also want to thank you for your help. Without your strength of steel, I might not be able to do it even if I use it for decades." This base was built...but now, the three legends have joined forces for this, just one world, how is that enough?"

The more he said, the more cheerful the smile on his face: "I said it a long time ago."

"My pursuit is far beyond the sky and the stars."

The legendary powerhouse is the primary productive force.

The state is not good recently, because the outline has been changed. This is an update yesterday, and there will be another update tonight.